According to antivirus company Sophos, 2004 saw the number of new viruses at their highest for almost three years, with 1,230 new viruses identified in August alone. In addition worms became more sophisticated, with some even allowing remote hackers to spy on infected users via webcams.

In addition, the growth of phishing is reportedly putting sensitive information at risk and to make matters worse, Sophos recently revealed that do-it-yourself phishing kits were available for download free of charge from the Internet.

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